Martin Rees

Writing for PS since 2008
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Martin Rees, a cosmologist and astrophysicist, has been Britain’s Astronomer Royal since 1995. He is a former Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, and former President of the Royal Society.

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The Biomedicine Threat
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The Biomedicine Threat

Sep 6, 2019 Martin Rees fears that rapid scientific advances in the field will come with escalating ethical and safety concerns.

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Are Moonshots Still Possible?
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Are Moonshots Still Possible?

Jul 19, 2019 Martin Rees reflects on the legacy of the Apollo program and the future of human space exploration.

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Is Immortality Worth It?
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Is Immortality Worth It?

Jul 11, 2019 Martin Rees warns that increasingly extreme approaches to extending human life are likely to have unwanted consequences.

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Risking It All

Risking It All

Mar 7, 2013 Martin Rees on how and why nuclear deterrence worked.

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Can Science Save the World?

Can Science Save the World?

Nov 5, 2008 Martin Rees

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Abolish the Billionaires?

Edoardo Campanella

Even many of the wealthiest Americans would agree that the United States needs to overhaul its tax policies to restore a sense of social justice. But, notes Edoardo Campanella, Future of the World Fellow at IE University's Center for the Governance of Change, such reforms would not be enough to restart the engines of social mobility and promote greater equality of opportunity.

A Living Wage for Capitalism

Jim O'Neill

Higher nominal wages for low-paid workers can boost real earnings, increase consumer spending, and help make housing more affordable. And insofar as raising the minimum would increase companies’ wage bill, it would create a stronger incentive to replace labor with capital, which could lay the foundation for renewed productivity growth.